Guaranteed to wake the sheeple? Report: Climate change will threaten beer production

[AwakeAtLast]

http://tech.msn.com/guides/green/articlecnet.aspx?cp-documentid=6815394&icid=tg6815394>1=45002

Report: Climate change will threaten beer production
By Caroline McCarthy, CNET news.com

We all know already that climate change will affect everything from food prices to cute baby polar bears.

But now it's really hitting home, folks. A report from a researcher at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand suggests that rising temperatures may threaten beer.

An Associated Press report details the findings from climate scientist Jim Salinger, who presented his research at the Institute of Brewing and Distilling's annual convention in Wellington, New Zealand. The grim results? Climate change may affect the production of malting barley, an ingredient crucial to the tasty beers we all know and love.



Time to hoard your favorite brew! :beer:

[rurallib]

1. That is the last straw!

No one can face the world today sober. Look at George Bush.

[AwakeAtLast]

5. I do, that's why I drink.

Ba-dump bump. <clash>


:D

[glowing]

2. grow grapes.. he, he.. I prefer wine lol

[Taxmyth]

3. Make your own

With a little experimentation you can get just about the same taste and quality as the mass produced beers for less cost.

[AwakeAtLast]

4. Does that mean I will have to grow my own barley and hops?

That seems to be the reason for the warning I think. :shrug:

[Viking12]

7. Yep. There's already a shortage of hops.

Although not necessaily climate change related at this time:

"Brewers have faced a worldwide shortage of hops during the past two years, as fires and land sales have eliminated growing fields in the Pacific Northwest, and drought and hail storms devastated crops in Germany and Slovenia. The problems have tripled the price for some varieties of hops."

http://www.marinij.com/ci_8982076?source=most_viewed

[MikeNearMcChord]

6. My Great Granpa used to make some 'shine

according to my older relatives. Boy I wish there was recipe and I wish I had the foresight to learn it.:cry: